"Angiodysplasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D016888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.075
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Angiodysplasia" by people in Profiles.
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Thulium laser coagulation: a new effective endotherapy to treat gastrointestinal angiodysplasia. Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 08; 90(2):319-320.
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Clinical and In Vitro Evidence That Left Ventricular Assist Device-Induced von Willebrand Factor Degradation Alters Angiogenesis. Circ Heart Fail. 2018 09; 11(9):e004638.
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Evaluation and management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Dis Mon. 2018 Jul; 64(7):321-332.
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Continuous-Flow LVAD Support Causes a Distinct Form of Intestinal Angiodysplasia. Circ Res. 2017 Sep 29; 121(8):963-969.
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MDCT demonstration of jejunal angiodysplasia: an uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 24; 2014.
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Endoscopic removal of a bleeding colonic polypoid angiodysplasia: case report. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2010 Jul-Sep; 73(3):406-8.